Apple writes these rules, and as platform owner of iOS they can design the rules not to apply to themselves. I don’t think that’s a good defense against the obvious hypocrisy here. A major part of Apple’s playbook these days is to design some policy that has the effect of advantaging themselves vs. competitors, while also helping the consumer. I think it’s an effective strategy, but it also deserves some criticism. The consumer would be helped more if Apple treated their own services equally.

Everything is an app and nothing is an app. I opened my bank account through an app. Is iCloud more important than my bank account?

“iCloud is not an app and does not need a delete button through the same UI” is a double-standard cop out.

Delay the deletion by 2 weeks if it’s really that dangerous, but they should still allow it.

Why isn’t it an app? What’s the criteria for something being an app?

> comparing apples to oranges.

Great pun. :-D